I was at Dell’s analyst conference last week and HP Discover is this week. As I was considering the contrast between the two companies, I started to think the contrast between Apple and HP is greater. Given how many Apple employees used to work at HP before its massive layoffs, there is a lot of cross-pollination between the firms — and given how often Apple has embarrassed HP in the market, you’d think HP would have learned from its mistakes. Apparently, it hasn’t.
hi Rob,
Good read. I think HP is a lost leader. Called it after Hurd was let go..and HP is not getting better..
BUT, you lost me here:
I actually think Apple would have done better had it also been able to do that, because it would have removed some of the SEC problems that became a distraction for Steve Jobs (and may have contributed to his getting cancer) and removed the issues Tim Cook now is having with Carl Icahn.
You made valid points regarding HP's continued missteps. You made a good point regarding Michael Dell's position regarding public vrs private, and the ability to be agile and focused as a private company but to state being public may have led to SJ's cancer is uncalled for. Was there patchouli burning in your study while you wrote this!! :)
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HP vs. Apple: The Contrast Is in the Turnaround
Posted by: Rob Enderle June 1, 2015 09:00 AMI was at Dell’s analyst conference last week and HP Discover is this week. As I was considering the contrast between the two companies, I started to think the contrast between Apple and HP is greater. Given how many Apple employees used to work at HP before its massive layoffs, there is a lot of cross-pollination between the firms — and given how often Apple has embarrassed HP in the market, you’d think HP would have learned from its mistakes. Apparently, it hasn’t.
Good read. I think HP is a lost leader. Called it after Hurd was let go..and HP is not getting better..
BUT, you lost me here:
I actually think Apple would have done better had it also been able to do that, because it would have removed some of the SEC problems that became a distraction for Steve Jobs (and may have contributed to his getting cancer) and removed the issues Tim Cook now is having with Carl Icahn.
You made valid points regarding HP's continued missteps. You made a good point regarding Michael Dell's position regarding public vrs private, and the ability to be agile and focused as a private company but to state being public may have led to SJ's cancer is uncalled for. Was there patchouli burning in your study while you wrote this!! :)
Look forward to your next article.
Mark